Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.4972 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 0.4972 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4972 GPIA, in 2020.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 130th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9177 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9925 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.864 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7286 GPIA | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7155 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9035 GPIA | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7654 GPIA | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.743 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6944 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7194 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8447 GPIA | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9999 GPIA | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.943 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3 GPIA | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 1.26 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.32 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9496 GPIA | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9147 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5332 GPIA | -41.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4972 GPIA | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9551 GPIA | 0.9177 GPIA | 0.9925 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7978 GPIA | 0.6944 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 0.5332 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4972 GPIA | 0.4972 GPIA | 0.4972 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,933 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 259,159 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.4972 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4972 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 130th out of 160 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release